Biblical Studies/
Prophecy

There are no second-class citizens in the kingdom of God, so everyone who
trusts in the name of Christ has also received the gift of His Holy Spirit. By
this Spirit, we are being transformed from glory to glory, and ...Read More

John Calvin comments on Zechariah 14: God subdues “all the enemies of his
Church, and in two ways, for some he would destroy, and he would humble
others, so as to make them willing servants and ready of themselves to ...Read More

Though the costs we incur to forgive are real, they by no means approach
the high price Jesus had to pay to extend His grace to us. We should
therefore forgive others willingly, refusing to hold the full cost of ...Read More

In one sense, the ministry of the Suffering Servant is very simple — to call
the people of God to repentance that the whole world might see Yahweh’s
salvation. Today, the Suffering Servant continues to call His people to repent ...Read More

There are views in the church today that say God is giving new revelation through prophets who can mix in some error as they misunderstand His Word. Such views are to be soundly and fully rejected. God has spoken fully ...Read More

False prophets exist in our day insofar as there are many men and women who are claiming to speak for God and yet teach aberrant doctrine. While we must not be contentious over minor matters, we should never be afraid ...Read More

The truth that Jesus will not snuff out a smoldering wick or break a bruised reed is one of the most encouraging truths of Christianity. When others would give up on us because of our failures, lack of money, talent ...Read More

John Calvin says the new covenant minister’s preaching is greater than John the Baptist’s because “it holds out Christ as having rendered complete and eternal satisfaction by his one sacrifice, as the conqueror of death and the Lord ...Read More

Though we are all responsible to evaluate our teachers by the fruit of their teaching and lives, it does not necessarily follow that this evaluation is solely an individual responsibility. In fact, we need other Christians who are grounded in ...Read More

Today’s passage is a powerful example of God’s grace. Those who sit in darkness get to see the light, not those who think they are in the light already. Jesus came to call sinners to repentance, not the ...Read More

God’s often uses what the world deems insignificant or unlovely. Across the world, His kingdom is spread by ordinary people who will probably themselves never be famous or remembered in the history books of men. Yet, those who know ...Read More

Jesus is the “Prince of Peace” for all those who come to Him on His terms. Sometimes, however, we find that we are not at peace with those who refuse to follow Him. This is because the Prince of Peace ...Read More

It is important for all of us to grasp and embrace the core doctrines of Christianity. Otherwise, we will be unable to defend the truth delivered to the saints of God (Jude 3). Take some time today to review one ...Read More

Proverbs 21:31 tells us that “the victory belongs to the Lord.” Jesus defeated death, sin, and the evil one on the cross and now shares with us the benefits of His conquest. No problem of ours is too formidable ...Read More

We will talk about the kingdom and its coming over the course of our study this year. For now, note that God’s kingdom did not come with military force, as was popularly expected, but in the life, death, and ...Read More